With the RealTime Mandarin newsletter, Andrew Methven provides in-depth insights into China's current online debates as well as real-life Chinese lessons. The Briton once discovered his fascination for the country and language on a road trip through China.
By Redaktion Table
This week, European trade policy will be tested. Several high-ranking representatives will travel to China to negotiate controversial trade issues, including the Chinese anti-dumping duties on European brandy. But the chances of success are slim.
By Amelie Richter
Sanctions are regarded internationally as an effective means of bringing states to heel. Beijing plans to facilitate countermeasures through legislation. However, there will be exemptions.
By Marcel Grzanna
China is on the cusp of transitioning from experimentation to large-scale roll-out of autonomous driving. The competition is already so fierce that even Tesla is starting to sweat.
By Jörn Petring
China is a global leader in solar and wind energy. However, its environmental record remains clouded by thick plumes of smoke from fossil fuels – and foreign companies are partly to blame.
By Redaktion Table
Criticism of China's oppression of the Uyghurs and their faith is stirring in Indonesia, too. How the Chinese state leadership manages to co-opt Muslim organizations and spruce up its own image.
By Angela Köckritz
Top diplomats from China, Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday to find joint solutions to security and economic issues in the face of global uncertainties. Despite tensions on key issues such as North Korea and Taiwan, the three countries agreed to accelerate a trilateral summit and intensify cooperation, particularly regarding demographic challenges and free trade.
By Amelie Richter
Li Qiang wooed foreign CEOs at the China Development Forum and declared that the leadership had prepared well for external shocks. In light of successes such as DeepSeek and Unitree, he praises his country's spirit of optimism.
By Angela Köckritz
To counter the US tariffs, prominent voices in the EU and Germany call for a renewed rapprochement with China. Instead, the EU should focus on protecting its own markets and investing in future technologies.
By Angela Köckritz
A new submersible cutting device allows deep-sea cables to be cut precisely at depths of up to 4,000 meters. This technology gives China completely new sabotage capabilities. Taiwanese experts in particular are alarmed.
By David Demes
